Līkak weather in January

In January, Līkak sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 103 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Līkak's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Līkak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
103 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:13 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
40%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Līkak is city in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical January day in Līkak reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1167
2167
3167
4166
5166
6166
7166
8156
9156
10156
11156
12156
13156
14156
15155
16155
17155
18155
19155
20155
21155
22155
23155
24155
25156
26156
27156
28156
29156
30156
31166

How January really feels in Līkak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Līkak weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 1039.110.25.0
Feb17° / 687.610.96.2
Mar21° / 11°746.811.87.5
Apr27° / 16°284.112.77.3
May35° / 22°40.713.53.5
Jun40° / 25°00140.3
Jul41° / 28°0013.80.0
Aug41° / 27°10.313.10.0
Sep38° / 23°10.212.21.7
Oct32° / 18°40.911.25.6
Nov23° / 12°655.210.47.8
Dec17° / 957.4106.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36634
46535
56535
66535
76436
86436
96436
106436
116436
126535
136535
146535
156634
166634
176634
186733
196733
206733
216832
226832
236832
246832
256931
267030
277030
287030
297030
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Līkak gets around 103 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
326
427
528
628
729
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3029
3129

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:125:14
210.07:125:14
310.07:125:15
410.17:135:16
510.17:135:16
610.17:135:17
710.17:135:18
810.17:135:19
910.17:135:19
1010.17:135:20
1110.17:135:21
1210.17:135:22
1310.27:135:22
1410.27:135:23
1510.27:135:24
1610.27:135:25
1710.27:135:26
1810.27:135:27
1910.37:125:27
2010.37:125:28
2110.37:125:29
2210.37:125:30
2310.37:115:31
2410.37:115:32
2510.47:115:33
2610.47:105:33
2710.47:105:34
2810.47:095:35
2910.57:095:36
3010.57:095:37
3110.57:085:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Līkak

In seasonPeak

None of Līkak's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Līkak sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in April.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Līkak?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Līkak for sightseeing.

What to pack for Līkak in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Līkak sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Līkak in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Līkak peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateAug 10UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Līkak in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Līkak is worst in April — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateApr 1545 µg/m³Dec 1733 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr45Poor
May43Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug35Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Līkak?

Līkak sits at 30.9°N, 50.1°E, 652 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shahrak-e Ţāleqānī, 12 km away.

Topography around Līkak

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Līkak.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Līkak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 650 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,025 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,578 m.

The land around Līkak is covered by grassland (56%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and bare terrain (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
2,025 m
80 km
3,578 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Shahrak-e Ţāleqānī 12 km · Aghajari 33 km · Behbahān 36 km · Omīdīyeh 40 km · Dehdasht 46 km · Rāmhormoz 63 km · Charām 64 km · Rāmshīr 65 km

Iran travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 352% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,924
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
94%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2014
Road deaths
21.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%Christian 1%Baha'i 0%agnostic 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Līkak (30.8949°, 50.0931°, elevation 652 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).